1 Kings 7:1

1 Kings 7:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
• New International Version (NIV)It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house.

Context of 1 Kings 7:1

Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years to complete the construction. 2One of Solomon’s buildings was called the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. There were four rows of cedar pillars, and great cedar beams rested on the pillars. 3The hall had a cedar roof. Above the beams on the pillars were forty-five side rooms, arranged in three tiers of fifteen each.

1 Kings 7:1 word by word

וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ֙ בָּנָ֣ה שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וַיְכַ֖ל אֶת־כָּל־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• was buildingבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• his own houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• thirteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• thirteenשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• and he finishedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:1

• 1 Kings 9:10It took Solomon twenty years to build the Lord’s Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time,
• 2 Chronicles 8:1It took Solomon twenty years to build the Lord’s Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time,
• Ecclesiastes 2:4I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards.
• Matthew 6:33Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Building his own house - This house is said to have been situated in Jerusalem, and probably was, what some call it, his winter's residence. It is called the king's house, 1 Kings 9:10.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Thirteen years - The thirteen years, i. e., counting from the end of the seven 1 Kings 6:38. Solomon‘s buildings thus occupied him twenty years 1 Kings 9:10; 2 Chronicles 8:1, from the fourth year of his reign to the twenty-fourth. The difference in the time taken by the temple and the palace is to be accounted for, (1) by the long period of preparation which preceded the actual building of the former 1 Chronicles 22:2-4; 1 Kings 5:13-18; and (2) by the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Solomon's buildings. (1-12) Furniture of the temple. (13-47) Vessels of gold. (48-51) Verses 1-12 All Solomon's buildings, though beautiful, were intended for use. Solomon began with the temple; he built for God first, and then his other buildings. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are laid in early piety. He was thirteen years building his house, yet he built the temple in little more than seven years; not that he was more exact, but less…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-12Before describing the temple's furnishings, the writer talks about the construction of Solomon's palace complex. Building this complex took almost twice as long (thirteen years) as building the temple (seven years, 1 Kings 6:38). The entire project lasted twenty years (1 Kings 9:10). Although construction details are brief, archaeological finds of two of Solomon's buildings give us an idea of the palace's appearance. Despite its grandeur, Solomon's palace…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11Ki 7:1. Building of Solomon's House. 1. Solomon was building his own house thirteen years--The time occupied in building his palace was nearly double that spent in the erection of the temple [1Ki 6:38], because neither had there been the same previous preparations for it, nor was there the same urgency as in providing a place of worship, on which the national well-being so much depended. 1Ki 7:2-7. Of the House of Lebanon.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Kings 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary